For more than sixty years the rock-solid, time-tested advice in this book has carried thousands of now famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. With more than fifteen million copies sold, How to Win Friends and Influence People is one of the best known motivational books in history, with proven advice for achieving success in life. You ll learn: three fundamental techniques in handling people; six ways to make people like you; twelve ways to win people to you way of thinking; nine ways to change people without arousing resentment; and much, much more! ,

The long-awaited, complete guide to the popular, vigorousAmerican method of yoga that is deeply rooted in ancient wisdom and*ures “In this day and age of health and fitness trends, it is assuringto know that Sharon and David encourage their students to drawinspiration from the classical texts of Yoga and timeless*ural sources. What I appreciate so much about David andSharon is how they help their Yoga students to understand andappreciate the wisdom of all the great saints and jivamuktas whohave contributed to raising consciousness. Ultimately, it isSelf-Realization, that is the true goal of Yoga.” –SRI SWAMI SATCHIDANANDA Creators of the extremely popular Jivamukti Yoga method andcofounders of the New York City studios where it is taught, SharonGannon and David Life present their unique style of yoga for thefirst time in book form. As they explain their intensely physicaland spiritual system of flowing postures, they provide inspiringexpert instruction to guide you

In 1927, the same year that The Jazz Singer became the firsttalkie, a group of film and studio visionaries organized TheAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. What the Academy beganin 1927 has led to a 75 year parade of glitz, glamour, stars,stargazing, envy, embarrassment, tears, turmoil, controversy,cattiness, style, silliness, excitement and over-the-top emotion asonly Hollywood can serve up. Nowhere has the history of the Oscarsbeen chronicled so lavishly as in the pages of Life, and so, in theSpring of 2003, Life will publish a special celebratory edition:OSCAR! 75 Years of the Academy Awards.

Now including a new introduction from the author, this major work from the pen of one of England's finest living writers is essential reading for all those who care about the creation and appreciation of literature.

This compelling and inspiring book, now in a deluxe paperbackedition, shows how one person can work wonders. In Mountains BeyondMountains, Pulitzer Prize—winning author Tracy Kidder tells thetrue story of a gifted man who loves the world and has set out todo all he can to cure it. In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling: to cureinfectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modernmedicine to those who need them most. Kidder’s magnificent accounttakes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmerchanges minds and practices through his dedication to thephilosophy that “the only real nation is humanity.” At the heart ofthis book is the example of a life based on hope and on anunderstanding of the truth of the Haitian proverb “Beyond mountainsthere are mountains”–as you solve one problem, another problempresents itself, and so you go on and try to solve that onetoo. “Mountains Beyond Mountains unfolds with a force of gatheringrevelation,

What you need to know to have the best birth experience foryou. Drawing upon her thirty-plus years of experience, Ina May Gaskin,the nation’s leading midwife, shares the benefits and joys ofnatural childbirth by showing women how to trust in the ancientwisdom of their bodies for a healthy and fulfilling birthingexperience. Based on the female-centered Midwifery Model of Care,Ina May’s Guide to Natural Childbirth gives expectant motherscomprehensive information on everything from the all-importantmind-body connection to how to give birth without technologicalintervention. Filled with inspiring birth stories and practical advice, thisinvaluable resource includes:? Reducing the pain of labor withoutdrugs--and the miraculous roles touch and massage play ? What really happens during labor ? Orgasmic birth--making birth pleasurable ? Episiotomy--is it really necessary? ? Common methods of inducing labor--and which to avoid at allcosts ? Tips for maximizing your c

Book De*ion Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills three thousand years of the history of power in to forty-eight well explicated laws. As attention--grabbing in its design as it is in its content, this bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun-tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great thinkers. Some laws teach the need for prudence ("Law 1: Never Outshine the Master"), the virtue of stealth ("Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions"), and many demand the total absence of mercy ("Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally"), but like it or not, all have applications in real life. Illustrated through the tactics of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, P. T. Barnum, and other famous figures who have wielded--or been victimized by--power, these laws will fascinate any reader interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.

Since its publication in 1990, Gender Trouble has become one of the key works of contemporary feminist theory, and an essential work for anyone interested in the study of gender, queer theory, or the politics of sexuality in culture. This is the text where Judith Butler began to advance the ideas that would go on to take life as "performativity theory," as well as some of the first articulations of the possibility for subversive gender practices, and she writes in her preface to the 10th anniversary edition released in 1999 that one point of Gender Trouble was "not to prescribe a new gendered way of life [...] but to open up the field of possibility for gender [...]" Widely taught, and widely debated, Gender Trouble continues to offer a powerful critique of heteronormativity and of the function of gender in the modern world.